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Anglo

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæŋɡləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæŋgloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ang′glō)

Inflections of 'Anglo' (n): npl: Anglos

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
An•glo /ˈæŋgloʊ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -glos, adj. 
n. [countable]
  1. Language Varietiesa white American of non-Hispanic descent.
  2. Language Varietiesa Canadian whose first language is English, as distinguished from French-speaking Canadians.

adj. 
  1. Language Varietiesof or relating to Anglos.

Anglo-, 
  1. a prefix, used as a combining form of English: Anglo-Norman;
    Anglo-Catholic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
An•glo  (ang′glō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -glos, adj. 
n. 
  1. Language Varietiesa white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished esp. from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
  2. Language Varieties(sometimes l.c.) an English-speaking person in a place where English is not the language of the majority.

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anglos.
  • independent use of Anglo- 1835–45

Anglo-, 
  1. a combining form of English: Anglo-Norman;
    Anglo-Catholic.
  • Late Latin Angl(us) (see anglic) + -o-

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Anglo /ˈæŋɡləʊ/ n ( pl -glos)
  1. US a White inhabitant of the United States who is not of Latin extraction
  2. Canadian an English-speaking Canadian, esp one of Anglo-Celtic origin; an Anglo-Canadian
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Anglo- /ˈæŋɡləʊ-/ combining form
  1. denoting English or England: Anglo-Saxon
Etymology: from Medieval Latin Angliī
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